Linkou, Chinese Taipei: Chang Yik-eun shook off his bridesmaid’s tag when he closed with a flawless six-under-par 66 to seal a three-shot victory for his maiden Asian Tour title at the US$500,000 Yeangder Tournament Players Championship (TPC). The 25-year-old Korean, a three-time runner-up on the Asian Tour, overcame a one-shot deficit as he rode a […]
London, England: Beverly Lewis, a PGA Master Professional and the PGA of Great Britain & Ireland’s first female captain, has passed away at the age of 71 following a long and brave battle against leukaemia. One of just two women to attain PGA Master Professional status, Lewis became a master of the many facets of the […]
London, England: Former St Andrews Links Trust Director of Greenkeeping Gordon Moir has accepted the nomination to become Vice President of the British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association (BIGGA) in 2020, with a view to becoming President in 2021. Moir, 60, retired from his position at St Andrews Links last December after a career that […]
Bangkok, Thailand: Zhang Weiwei completed a wire-to-wire victory at the Trust Golf Thailand LPGA Masters to become the first player to win four times in one China LPGA Tour season. Sparked by an opening-hole eagle-three, the 22-year-old Hubei native carded a three-under 69 for a two-stroke victory at Panya Indra Golf Club. Zhang, who also […]
London, England: Leonardo Izzi has been appointed as Director of Marketing for IMG’s Golf Course Services division. In this role, Izzi will provide IMG’s global portfolio of clubs and resorts with industry-leading marketing support with a focus on driving strategic marketing campaigns, advertising and promotional opportunities, public relations, e-marketing, social media actions, website content and […]
Bangkok, Thailand: Four of Thailand’s best-known and most-loved professional golfers added star power to the third edition of the Amazing Thailand Super 3 Challenge. Organised by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), the 54-hole event included rounds at three of the country’s finest golfing establishments – Alpine Golf Club, Amata Spring Country Club and Thai […]
Auckland, New Zealand: The golf bodies of New Zealand have announced their unified support for a new national initiative that will drive the sport’s sustainability performance to new heights over the coming months and years. The bold statement comes at the launch of OnCourse New Zealand – a national version of the international programme developed […]
Hoi An, Vietnam: Hoiana Shores Golf Club will welcome its first players starting on September 23, to preview the completed, 18-hole design from architect Robert Trent Jones II. The golf course will be the first facility within the new Hoiana Integrated Resort to welcome the public. The 985-hectare, US$4 billion Hoiana complex is the most […]
Lawrence, Kansas, United States: Corteva Agriscience has pledged its support of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) and its members through participation in the association’s Partner Recognition Programme. Corteva will invest resources at the programme’s Silver Partner level. “Without the support of partners like Corteva, critical education to help golf course superintendents succeed […]
Colorado, United States: GOLFTEC Vice President of Instruction Nick Clearwater reveals one of the major reasons most golfers aren’t improving in an article featured in the September issue of Golf Digest, as he applies data insights to show how players should be making more of a shoulder and hip turn to hit it farther and […]
Melbourne, Australia: Ernie Els has kept the door open for Asian stars to earn a potential captain’s pick for the International Team at December’s Presidents Cup against the United States Team. Els said he will be keeping close tabs on Thais Kiradech Aphibarnrat and Jazz Janewattananond and Koreans Im Sung-jae and An Byeong-hun before he […]
London, England: The European Tour and The Toro Company have extended their long-term partnership by four years, as the worldwide provider of outdoor environment solutions celebrates its 100th year serving the golf industry. The renewed agreement takes the European Tour’s relationship with Toro to more than 20 years, meaning they will continue to supply turf maintenance and […]
Hangzhou, China: Zhang Weiwei became the first Chinese to win three times in one China LPGA Tour season when she cruised to a seven-shot victory at the weather-plagued Hangzhou International Championship. The 22-year-old Hubei native started the day at Zhejiang Province’s Fuchun Resort by finishing the final eight holes of her rain-delayed third round, producing […]
Jakarta, Indonesia: Argentina’s Miguel Carballo overturned a six-shot overnight deficit to win the Bank BRI Indonesia Open as teenage Indonesian amateur Naraajie Emerald Ramadhan Putra’s hopes of pulling off an historic victory were dashed. Carballo, who topped the Asian Development Tour (ADT) Order of Merit last year, fired a flawless closing five-under-par 67 at the […]
Paris, France: Not content to rest on its laurels after the stunning success of last year’s Ryder Cup, the team at Le Golf National is continuing to invest in its facilities, building a substantial new training area for short game practice. Located between the 16th green of the Albatros Course and the club’s driving range, the […]